 There were fifteen persons to a table, or a few more or less. Each of them was obliged to bring in monthly a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half of figs, and a little money to buy flesh and fish. If any...  Plutarch's Lives, tr. by J. and W. Langhorne - Page 141by Plutarchus - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Plutarch - Classical biography - 1803 - 406 pages
...benevolence, phiditia being used instead of phililia ; er else from their teaching frugality and J/arsimony, which the word pheido signifies. But it is not at...or a few more or less. Each of them was obliged to bring in monthly a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, five pounds of eheese, two pounds and a half... | |
 | Charles Rollin - Education - 1804 - 482 pages
...be agreeable to the rest of the company. Every one sent in monthly a bushel of meal, eight measures of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half of figs, and some small matter of their money for the dressing and seasoning of the provisions. Every one was obliged... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1816 - 360 pages
...that the first letter might, by some ni"ans or other, be added ; and so phiditia take place of edilia, which barely signifies ' eating.' There were fifteen...monthly about a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, fire pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half of figs, and a little money to buy flesh and fish. If... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1820 - 386 pages
...consent of the whole company. Each person furnished every month a bushel of flower, eight measures of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half of figs, and a small sum of money for preparing and cooking the victuals. Every one, without exception of persons,... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1821 - 358 pages
...from their tendency to friendship and mutual benevolence, phiditia being used instead of philitia; or else from their teaching frugality and parsimony,...or a few more or less. Each of them was obliged to bring in monthly a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half... | |
 | Porphyry - Philosophy - 1823 - 298 pages
...person brought every month, for the purpose of furnishing the table, a medimnus of flour, eight choas d of wine, five pounds of cheese, two- pounds and a half of figs, and, besides all these, a very little quantity of money. 5. Hence the children of those who ate thus sparingly... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1831 - 356 pages
...letter might by some means or other be added, and so phidilia take place of editia, PLUT. VoL. I. G which barely signifies eating. There were fifteen...or a few more or less. Each of them was obliged to bring in monthly a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1832 - 446 pages
...cure. However, the Spartans never carried staves to thnir assemblies afterwards. At the public repasts there were fifteen persons to a table, or a few more or less. Each of them was obliged to bring in monthly a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half... | |
 | Plutarch - Greece - 1832 - 444 pages
...cure. However, the Spartans never carried staves to their assemblies afterwards. At the public repasts there were fifteen persons to a table, or a few more or less. Each of them -was obliged to bring in monthly a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half... | |
 | Plutarch - 2009 - 354 pages
...from their tendency to friendship and mutual benevolence, phiditia being used instead of philitia; or else from their teaching frugality and parsimony,...or a few more or less. Each of them was obliged to bring in monthly a bushel of meal, eight gallons of wine, five pounds of cheese, two pounds and a half... | |
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